Detection distance and environmental factors in conservation detection dog surveys

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 243-251

  Reed, Sarah E ^a,c   Bidlack, Allison L ^a   Hurt, Aimee ^b   Getz, Wayne M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Working Dogs for Conservation   (United States)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

carnivore; detection distance; detection dog; environmental conditions; monitoring; non invasive; scat survey

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CANID; CARNIVORE; HUMIDITY; MOVEMENT; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 79951860106     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.8     Document Type: Article

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